A U on a green tile in the third square narrows a Wordle grid toward 5 letter words with RU, provided an R comes back yellow.
Then the R belongs right before the U, behind a consonant at the front, as TRUST and DRUNK spell it.
Only the opening square remains, where T and D are worth testing alongside other consonants.
List of 5 Letter Words With RU
- BRUNT
- BRUSH
- BRUTE
- CRUDE
- CRUEL
- CRUMB
- CRUMP
- CRUSH
- CRUST
- DRUID
- DRUNK
- ERUPT
- FORUM
- FRUIT
- GRUEL
- GRUFF
- GRUNT
- PRUDE
- PRUNE
- RERUN
- RUDDY
- RUDER
- RUGBY
- RULER
- RUMBA
- RUMOR
- RUPEE
- RURAL
- RUSTY
- SCRUB
- SCRUM
- SERUM
- SHRUB
- SHRUG
- STRUT
- SYRUP
- THRUM
- TORUS
- TRUCE
- TRUCK
- TRUER
- TRULY
- TRUMP
- TRUNK
- TRUSS
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- VIRUS
- WRUNG
- DRUGS
- DRUMS
- RULED
- RULES
- ABRUS
- ACRUX
- ADRUE
- AGRUM
- AHURU
- APERU
- ARARU
- ARUAC
- ARUHE
- ARUKE
- ARULO
- ARUMS
- ARUPA
- ARUSA
- AURUM
- BERUN
- BRUBU
- BRUCE
- BRUCK
- BRUET
- BRUGH
- BRUHS
- BRUIN
- BRUIT
- BRUJA
- BRUJO
- BRUKE
- BRULE
- BRUME
- BRUNE
- BRUNG
- BRUNO
- BRUSK
- BRUST
- BRUTA
- BRUTS
- BRUVS
- BRUZZ
- BURUT
- CARUA
- CARUM
- CARUS
- CHIRU
- CRUCE
- CRUCK
- CRUDO
- CRUDS
- CRUDY
- CRUES
- CRUET
- CRUFT
- CRULL
- CRUNK
- CRUNT
- CRUOR
- CRURA
- CRUSE
- CRUSY
- CRUTH
- CRUVE
- CURUA
- CYRUS
- DRUBS
- DRUNG
- DRUNT
- DRUPA
- DRUPE
- DRURY
- DRUSE
- DRUSY
- DRUXY
- DRUZE
- DURUM
- ECRUS
- ENRUT
- ERUCA
- ERUCT
- ERUGO
- ERUMP
- ERUVS
- EURUS
- FRUGS
- FRUMP
- FRUSH
- FRUST
- FURUD
- GARUA
- GARUM
- GRUBS
- GRUED
- GRUES
- GRUFE
- GRUFT
- GRUIS
- GRUME
- GRUMP
- GRUND
- GRUSH
- GRUSS
- GRUYS
- GURUS
- GYRUS
- INRUB
- INRUN
- JARUL
- JORUM
- KAURU
- KORUN
- KORUS
- KRUBI
- KRUMP
- KRUNK
- KURUS
- LARUM
- LARUS
- LORUM
- MARUA
- MORUK
- MORUS
- MURUK
- MURUT
- NAIRU
- NEHRU
- OKRUG
- PARUS
- PERUN
- PORUS
- PRUDY
- PRUNO
- PRUNT
- PRUNY
- PRUTA
- PYRUS
- RERUB
- RUACH
- RUANA
- RUBAI
- RUBAN
- RUBBY
- RUBEL
- RUBES
- RUBIA
- RUBIN
- RUBIO
- RUBLE
- RUBLI
- RUBOR
- RUBUS
- RUCHE
- RUCHY
- RUCKS
- RUCKY
- RUDAS
- RUDDS
- RUDES
- RUDGE
- RUDIE
- RUDIS
- RUEDA
- RUELY
- RUERS
- RUFFE
- RUFFS
- RUFFY
- RUFUS
- RUGAE
- RUGAL
- RUGAS
- RUGGY
- RUICE
- RUING
- RUINS
- RUKHS
- RULLY
- RUMAL
- RUMAN
- RUMBO
- RUMEN
- RUMES
- RUMEX
- RUMLY
- RUMMY
- RUMPO
- RUMPS
- RUMPY
- RUNBY
- RUNCE
- RUNCH
- RUNDI
- RUNDS
- RUNED
- RUNER
- RUNES
- RUNGS
- RUNIC
- RUNNY
- RUNOS
- RUNSY
- RUNTS
- RUNTY
- RUNUP
- RUOTE
- RUPIA
- RUPIE
- RURPS
- RURUS
- RUSAS
- RUSES
- RUSHY
- RUSIN
- RUSKS
- RUSKY
- RUSMA
- RUSOT
- RUSSE
- RUSTS
- RUTCH
- RUTHS
- RUTIC
- RUTIN
- RUTTY
- RUTYL
- RUVID
- SARUK
- SARUM
- SARUS
- SCRUF
- SERUT
- SIRUP
- SORUS
- SPRUE
- SPRUG
- SRUTI
- STRUB
- STRUE
- STRUM
- STRUV
- SYRUS
- THRUV
- TRUBU
- TRUDY
- TRUED
- TRUES
- TRUFF
- TRUGO
- TRUGS
- TRULL
- TRUSH
- TURUS
- UHURU
- UNRUN
- UPRUN
- URUBU
- URUCU
- URUPA
- URUTU
- UTRUM
- VARUS
- VERUS
- WARUA
- XERUS
- YURUK
Common 5 Letter Words With RU
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- TRUCK
- DRUNK
- RURAL
- FRUIT
- VIRUS
- RUGBY
- FORUM
- BRUSH
- TRUNK
- CRUDE
- SERUM
- RULES
- DRUGS
- RULED
- DRUMS
5 Letter Words With RU for Wordle
- DRUMS
- BRUSH
- DRUGS
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- TRUCK
- DRUNK
- RURAL
- FRUIT
- VIRUS
- RUGBY
- FORUM
- TRUNK
- CRUDE
- SERUM
- TRUMP
- CRUSH
- CRUEL
- RULER
- SYRUP
- RUMOR
- CRUST
- SCRUB
- RUSTY
- TRUCE
- BRUTE
- SHRUG
- TRUSS
- SCRUM
- SHRUB
- STRUT
- GRUNT
- BRUNT
- RUPEE
- RUDDY
- DRUID
- CRUMB
- ERUPT
- TRUER
- PRUNE
- RERUN
- GRUFF
- CRUMP
- RUMBA
- PRUDE
- TORUS
- GRUEL
- WRUNG
- RUDER
- THRUM
5 Letter Words With RU by Position
5 Letter Words Starting With RU
- RURAL
- RUGBY
- RULER
- RUMOR
- RUSTY
- RUPEE
- RUDDY
- RUMBA
- RUDER
- RULES
- RULED
- RUINS
5 Letter Words With RU as Second and Third Letters
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- TRUCK
- DRUNK
- FRUIT
- BRUSH
- TRUNK
- CRUDE
- TRUMP
- CRUSH
- CRUEL
5 Letter Words With RU as Third and Fourth Letters
- VIRUS
- FORUM
- SERUM
- SYRUP
- SCRUB
- SHRUG
- SCRUM
- SHRUB
- STRUT
- RERUN
- TORUS
- THRUM
5 Letter Words With RU and Another Letter
5 Letter Words With RU and S
- TRUST
- VIRUS
- BRUSH
- SERUM
- CRUSH
- SYRUP
- CRUST
- SCRUB
- RUSTY
- SHRUG
- TRUSS
- SCRUM
5 Letter Words With RU and E
- CRUDE
- SERUM
- CRUEL
- RULER
- TRUCE
- BRUTE
- RUPEE
- ERUPT
- TRUER
- PRUNE
- RERUN
- PRUDE
5 Letter Words With RU and T
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- TRUCK
- FRUIT
- TRUNK
- TRUMP
- CRUST
- RUSTY
- TRUCE
- BRUTE
- TRUSS
5 Letter Words With RU and A
- RURAL
- RUMBA
- VARUS
- AURUM
- SARUM
- RUEDA
- CARUS
- BRUJA
- LARUS
- RUBIA
- RUACH
- RUBAN
5 Letter Words With RU and B
- RUGBY
- BRUSH
- SCRUB
- BRUTE
- SHRUB
- BRUNT
- CRUMB
- RUMBA
- BRUCE
- BRUNO
- RUBIO
- RUBIN
5 Letter Words With RU and N
- DRUNK
- TRUNK
- GRUNT
- BRUNT
- PRUNE
- RERUN
- WRUNG
- RUINS
- BRUNO
- RUBIN
- NEHRU
- RUNNY
5 Letter Words With RU by Starting Letter
5 Letter Words With RU Starting With A
- AURUM
- ACRUX
- ABRUS
- ADRUE
- AGRUM
- AHURU
- APERU
- ARARU
- ARUAC
- ARUHE
- ARUKE
- ARULO
5 Letter Words With RU Starting With B
- BRUSH
- BRUTE
- BRUNT
- BRUCE
- BRUNO
- BRUIN
- BRULE
- BRUNE
- BRUNG
- BRUCK
- BRUST
- BRUJA
5 Letter Words With RU Starting With C
- CRUDE
- CRUSH
- CRUEL
- CRUST
- CRUMB
- CRUMP
- CYRUS
- CRUNK
- CRUSE
- CARUS
- CRUET
- CRUDO
5 Letter Words With RU Starting With D
- DRUNK
- DRUID
- DRUGS
- DRUMS
- DRURY
- DRUZE
- DURUM
- DRUSE
- DRUPE
- DRUSY
- DRUPA
- DRUBS
5 Letter Words With RU Starting With G
- GRUNT
- GRUFF
- GRUEL
- GURUS
- GYRUS
- GRUBS
- GRUMP
- GRUND
- GRUSS
- GARUM
- GARUA
- GRUED
5 Letter Words With RU Starting With P
- PRUNE
- PRUDE
- PYRUS
- PORUS
- PARUS
- PRUDY
- PERUN
- PRUNO
- PRUNY
- PRUNT
- PRUTA
5 Letter Words With RU Starting With R
- RURAL
- RUGBY
- RULER
- RUMOR
- RUSTY
- RUPEE
- RUDDY
- RERUN
- RUMBA
- RUDER
- RULES
- RULED
5 Letter Words With RU Starting With S
- SERUM
- SYRUP
- SCRUB
- SHRUG
- SCRUM
- SHRUB
- STRUT
- STRUM
- SARUM
- SPRUE
- SYRUS
- SRUTI
5 Letter Words With RU Starting With T
- TRUST
- TRUTH
- TRULY
- TRUCK
- TRUNK
- TRUMP
- TRUCE
- TRUSS
- TRUER
- TORUS
- THRUM
- TRUDY
Meanings of 5 Letter Words With RU
- SIRUP: A thick sweet sticky liquid.
- RUNTY: Well below average height.
- RUSHY: Abounding in rushes.
- RUTTY: Full of ruts.
- KURUS: 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey.
- CRUET: Bottle that holds wine or oil or vinegar for the table.
- FRUMP: A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman.
- BRUIT: Tell or spread rumors.
- RUNUP: A substantial increase over a relatively short period of time.
- RUBEL: The basic unit of money in Belarus.
- THRUM: A thrumming sound. It is on the answer list.
- CRUSE: Small jar; holds liquid (oil or water).
- GRUMP: A bad-tempered person.
- RUMMY: A chronic drinker.
FAQs
What are 5 letter words with RU?
There are 315 of them. The everyday ones include TRUST, TRUTH, TRULY, TRUCK and DRUNK.
How many 5 letter words have RU in them?
315 in total, and 49 of them are on the Wordle answer list.
Which 5 letter words with RU are Wordle answers?
49 of them have been answers, among them RURAL, FRUIT, VIRUS, RUGBY and FORUM.
What 5 letter words have RU in the middle?
207 of them, including TRUST, TRUTH, TRULY, TRUCK and DRUNK.
Is this the same as 5 Letter Words With R and U?
No. Every word here keeps RU together, in that order. BRUSH does, ARGUE does not. 5 Letter Words With R and U takes those letters anywhere in the word.
Can a Wordle answer have RU side by side?
Yes. TRUST, TRUTH and TRUMP all sit on the Wordle answer list, so the pattern is worth playing for rather than ruling out.
Do any of these use the same letter twice?
Yes. TRUST and TRUTH are two of them. Crossing off a letter after one grey square is the quickest way to miss an answer like these.
Is BRUSK really a word?
Yes. Marked by rude or peremptory shortness. It is not on the Wordle answer list, so keep it for Scrabble.
Which one has the best chance of just being the answer?
TRUST. It is the most ordinary word here that the answer list carries, so it is the guess to make when you want to win the round rather than learn from it.
Are all of these accepted as guesses?
Yes. Every word on this list is a legal guess, including the ones that look wrong. YURUK and XERUS are among them. Only a smaller set sits on the answer list, and those are the ones marked in green.
Which of these would most players overlook?
GRUEL, PRUDE and RUDER. All three are on the answer list, and none is a word you would reach for early, so they are worth remembering once the obvious guesses run out.
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